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User Requested Player Rankings – Week 5

As with last year, instead of automatically ranking every player at every position (like the big sites with the big bucks do :-)), I’ll be ranking all requested players against other requested players. For example, if you have four wide receivers and you’re trying to fill three spots, you just comment with the four names and I’ll rank them against eachother. In essence, this will accomplish the same thing as if you were to scan a complete list of wide receivers for where your four guys rank.

Here’s a link to the Google Doc spreadsheet for those viewing on mobile devices. Anyways, feel free to start submitting names for me to rank! I’ll start the list off with a few guys that were on the list last week.

Just a disclaimer…I’m more likely to put your players on the list faster if you just give me a couple names to compare. When you comment with your entire team, it makes me less likely to get the players listed until the very last minute. (View the rankings after the jump)…

In a PPR league would you advise that I trade Adrian Peterson & Dez Bryant for Wes Welker and Ryan Matthews? I just traded Phillip Rivers for Steve Smith. I have Cam Newton at the helm. My other RB’s are F. Jones, McGahee, Tate, Hardesty, McCluster. My other WR’s are Manningham, Burleson,

Wow, that’d be quite a blockbuster. I guess I’d probably do that trade in your position, as Mathews has actually been outproducing AP, primarily due to his use in the passing game. You’re taking a big risk on Mathews staying healthy, but if he does, you possibly upgrade both positions. It’s PPR too, so that makes Mathews even more awesome…and obviously Welker is King of PPR. Go for it! (But if Mathews gets hurt, you can’t blame me :-))

Not sure Percy Harvin is a great replacement for one of the top receivers in the game, but I like the upgrade at the QB position. You’re giving up a flex guy for two starters in your line-up so it looks pretty fair to me.

Just traded Steve Johnson for Jacobs/Mendenhall. Im selling high on jacobs i think?? U might be scratching your head at this trade but i seriously need RB help. Who do u think i should start – My team now looks like:

There’s a high probability that Jacobs doesn’t even play this week and Mendenhall is likely out as well. So in terms of this week, you’ll have to go Blount (against a tough defense), Green-Ellis (splitting carries) and LT (splitting carries as well.) Good luck!

I’m thinking Garcon is more drown/drought than Nelson at this point. Remember, Garcon is Curtis Painter’s number 3 option behind Wayne and Clark. He only had two receptions last game, both of which happened to be long touchdowns. Soo….Aaron Rodgers’ #3 option or Curtis Painter’s? 🙂

Why does everyone keep putting S. Holmes so high?? I know he is a great receiver but he has been constantly hurt, Sanchez doesnt have anytime to get him. Jordy Nelson has out done Wayne and Homes my 2 best receivers!!

I wouldn’t normally put Holmes so high, but he’s playing the Patriots and their horrendous pass defense. I sense a pretty big game from him this week. As for Nelson, I really have no argument with you playing him over Wayne. Like I said to Schrodinger above, I almost want to move Nelson up a few spots…maybe I will over the course of the next few days 🙂

Jodry Nelson or David? I think Mathews and Tolbert both have solid games this week and wouldn’t be against you starting both. However, if you didn’t want to put all your eggs in the Chargers basket, go for Jordy Nelson as your flex play.

I’d have to roll with Schaub this week (it’s close though), even with a hurt Andre Johnson and hope he throws a few screens to Arian Foster for a touchdown. Fitzpatrick had a rough go of it last week and now has a decent Philly pass defense to worry about. Good luck!

So I’m very weak at RB this week between byes and injuries. I’m down to either redman or Ridley….thoughts? Also, in another league I’ve got Brandon Jacobs, Nate Washington, Robert meachem, and Aaron Hernandez on the bench (got gronkowski starting at TE). Do I drop one of them and pick up decker? Would appreciate these guys being added to the list as well. Thanks!

Got Ridley one spot ahead of Redman at this point, but it’s close. As for the other league, I’d drop Meachem for Decker. I’d also drop Washington for Decker, but I like his consistency a bit more than Meachem’s. If you don’t need Jacobs, you could drop him as well, but maybe you need the depth at RB more than WR?

In preseason, I was pretty high on Felix Jones, hoping he would take that next step now that Marion Barber was out of town. However, at this point, I’m not really counting on him for more than flex play or RB bye/injury fill-in. I just don’t get the sense that the Cowboys are all that interested in pounding the ball with Jones. They’d rather fling it around to all their receivers. Why do you ask? 🙂

Added them to the list. I got Decker and Harvin (one spot ahead of Colston) and Williams. It’s really a coin toss between Colston and Harvin though. Colston is just riskier until he proves he’s back from injury.

Thank you!…. one more quick question…… for my 3rd WR spot (had Kenny Britt & Dez Bryant is on a bye) should I pick up David Nelson? Or just play one of the guys I have?? Lance Moore, Jacoby Ford… Thanks for your input!

You’re going to trade Torain for Hillis? If you are GETTING Hillis, then do this trade right away. I see a Hightower / Torain split in the near future for Washington and Hillis will get the bulk of the carries all year.

i just saw on roto that hillis may ask for a trade before the deadline? how do you think that would impact his fantasy value? will he slide right into a starting role elsewhere? holdout on the browns? just threats to ink a deal? was literally submitting the trade request when i saw this!http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/4965/peyton-hillis

i should add the same team has hardesty who i can package in. does that protect me much if hillis does get traded or you think the trade would involve another feature back (as opposed to a draft spot) who would take over the cleveland role.. thanks!

If he adds in Hardesty that makes it even better, as you could possibly end up with two starters! I’m not sure what is going on with this story about Hillis getting traded, but I’m not buying that he’ll be traded at this point. He’ll most likely play out his contract this year and then try to find a new buyer in the offseason.

My bench is flush w/ flex-grade RBs (McGahee, Benson, DWilliams, etc.) so I’d like to trade two of them for a better starting RB. I picked up Torain on the waiver wires this week and have a guy chomping at bit for him. He’s floating Fred Jackson out there – my question is if I should trade Torain and either McGahee, Benson, Michael Bush, or DWilliams, and if so how would you rank them? Thanks!

I’d rank those guys in order: Jackson, McGahee, Torain, Benson (out for a couple weeks in the near future), Williams and Bush. That being said, nearly everyone there other than Jackson are very close in value. If you’re going to package two guys and one is Torain, I guess I’d go with Bush as the other if possible though.

I have Schaub as my starter and just based on pass defense I figure they should both have decent games but if Sanchez will be playing from behind against the Pats most of the game, combined with Andre Johnson out, I’m thinking I might give Sanchez a go at it..

I got Sanchez one spot ahead of Schaub, pretty much based solely on Andre Johnson being out. I figure the Texans will run the ball like crazy this weekend, while Sanchez will be forced to pass like crazy to keep up with Brady. Good luck!

You could gamble with Kyle Orton. He’s bee throwing lots of TDs lately (and INTs) and will throw a lot against the Chargers. At flex, Roddy White if that’s what you’re asking. Otherwise, I like David Nelson this week.